Academic Calendar 2012/2013

ENGG-100Orientation to the Engineering Profession I1 Credits (15:0:0 hours)This course provides an introduction to engineering disciplines and theengineering profession. Topics explored include engineering disciplines,study skills, cooperative education, work opportunities, engineering andsociety. Several written assignments are required to assist in developingthe students’ communication skills. Restricted to Engineering students.ENGG-101Orientation to the Engineering Profession II1 Credits (15:0:0 hours)This course provides an introduction to the engineering profession andits challenges. Career fields, professional responsibilities of the engineer,ethics, the history and the development of the engineering professionare explored. Several written assignments are required to assist indeveloping the student’s communication skills. Note: Restricted toEngineering students.ENGG-130Engineering Mechanics4 Credits (45:30:0 hours)Equilibrium of planar systems is presented in this course. The coursealso provides an introduction to the analysis of statically determinatetrusses and frames, explores the concept of friction, and introducesthe concept of centroids and centres of gravity. Topics also includeforces and moments in beams and second moments of area. Note:Restricted to Engineering students. Prerequisites: Pure Mathematics 30,Mathematics 31, Physics 30. Co-requisites: MATH 100.ENGL-010-1English 10-15 Credits (90:0:0 hours)This course is an introductory academic stream study in thefollowing: the short story, the essay, the novel, modern drama,Shakespearean drama, poetry, language skills including reading,writing, representation, speaking, listening and viewing. Critical andinterpretative skills are emphasized through the understanding andappreciation of literature. This course is equivalent to Alberta Learning’sEnglish 10-1. Prerequisites: Grade 9 Language Arts or equivalent.ENGL-010-2English 10-25 Credits (90:0:0 hours)English 10-2 is an introductory non-academic stream course. It focuseson the study of literature and emphasizes the development of languageskills including reading, speaking, writing, listening, viewing andrepresenting. This course emphasizes development of oral and writtencommunication skills, reading for enjoyment and personal growth, andlanguage skills for the everyday world. Basic grammar and sentencebuilding are reviewed. This course is equivalent to Alberta Learning’sEnglish 10-2. Prerequisites: Grade 9 Language Arts or equivalent.ENGL-015Bridge to Academic English5 Credits (90:0:0 hours)The Bridge to Academic English course is a literature based reading andwriting course designed to prepare students for the secondary academicEnglish program. Its focus is to strengthen reading competency,both literal and inferential, and to build composition skills requiredfor responding to literature and for other functional writing. Thecourse also encourages students to develop oral skills through shortpresentations. This course is intended for both learners of English asa second language and for other students who require a foundationon which to build skills for success in future academic programs.Prerequisites: English as a Second Language, Intermediate; English 9or equivalentENGL-020-1English 20-15 Credits (90:0:0 hours)This course builds upon the skills and concepts developed in English10-1. Emphasis is placed on analytical skills through the detailed studyof literature, including: the short story, the essay, the novel, moderndrama, Shakespearean drama, and poetry. This course is equivalent toAlberta Learning’s English 20-1. Prerequisites: ENGL 010-1 or equivalentENGL-020-2English 20-25 Credits (90:0:0 hours)English 20-2 is an intermediate non-academic stream study of literatureemphasizing the development of language skills including reading,speaking, writing, listening, viewing, and representing. This course isequivalent to Alberta Learning’s English 20-2. Prerequisites: ENGL 010-2or equivalent.ENGL-030-1Senior Academic English5 Credits (90:0:0 hours)The goals of English 30-1 are to provide an advanced study in theacademic stream of literature. This study includes the following genres:the short story, the essay, the novel, Shakespearean drama, poetry andeither a modern drama or a film study. Language arts skills, includingreading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening and representing, arecovered with the literature in thematic units. Intensive analytical andinterpretive skills are emphasized along with the refinement of formalwriting skills. Prerequisites: ENGL 020-1 or equivalent.ENGL-030-2Senior Non-Academic English5 Credits (90:0:0 hours)The goals of English 30-2 are to provide an advanced study in thenon-academic stream of literature. This study includes the followinggenres: the short story, the essay, drama, film, poetry and the novel.Language art skills, including reading, writing, speaking, listening,viewing and representing, are emphasized. A variety of literature isstudied in thematic units. As well, a unit focuses on employment skills.Primary focus in this course is placed on comprehensive and clearcommunication. Prerequisites: ENGL 020-2 or equivalent.course Descriptions • course Descriptions • course Descriptions • course Descriptions • course Descriptions • course DescriptionsGrant MacEwan University • A C A D E m I CRefer to the Online Alberta Transfer Guide at www.transferalberta.ca for transfer opportunitiesC A L E N D A R 2012/2013 • www.MacEwan.ca281